dictating machine
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of dictating machine
First recorded in 1935–40
Example Sentences
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Unfortunately the disks he tried to adapt for his fledgling computer, paper coated with magnetic oxide used in an early dictating machine, proved too floppy.
From BBC • Apr. 1, 2016
He cannot abide a dictating machine, and so writes his memos with his left hand, longhand.
From Time Magazine Archive
Thus we reported that Pope Pius XI, a scholar, took special delight in mechanical contraptions and gladly accepted the gift of a dictating machine from Thomas Edison.
From Time Magazine Archive
An office dictating machine, the first to use magnetic recording on an endless belt, is being manufactured by Peirce Dictation Systems, Chicago.
From Time Magazine Archive
Stenographers can nod sometimes, even with the accuracy of the dictating machine.
From More Toasts by Mosher, Marion Dix
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